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Uwe Alzen Wins twice in Front of Record
Crowd - Bernd Schneider Third  Uwe Alzen
(Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes) won the seventh round of the 2002 DTM at the
Nürburgring, beating championship leader Laurent Aiello (Abt-Audi TT-R)
after 28 thrilling laps by 0.348sec at the finish line. Bernd Schneider
(Vodafone AMG-Mercedes) followed in third place, another 0.269sec behind.
Marcel Fässler (Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes) in fourth place was 1.479sec
behind winner Alzen. 73,000 spectators attended the Nürburgring weekend, a
record crowd for DTM races at the "Ring".The Mercedes' and Audi's mentioned above are amongst the majority of cars in the DTM series using the new Hewland DTM gearbox. |
Alesi wins Double in Exciting DTM
Battle
Former Formula 1 ace Jean Alesi took his first and second ever DTM victories at Donington Park, UK, on Sunday 19th May. In the first race, the shorter qualifier, his AMG Mercedes was pursued relentlessly by the Abt-Audi of Martin Tomczyk, Alesi using all his skill and experience to keep the hard charging young German behind him.  In the feature race Alesi's main rival was Mercedes
team mate, and reigning champion Bernd Schneider, until the latter was forced
to take a stop/go penalty for speeding during the mandatory pit stop. In the
end Alesi made it look easy, winning by over 12 seconds after a series of
misfortunes befell his closest rivals.The supporting European GT race was won by Cor Euser in his Marcos Mantara. The Mercedes' and Audi's mentioned above are amongst the majority of cars in the DTM series using the new Hewland DTM gearbox. The Marcos Mantara uses the Hewland LSG Gearbox, part of the standard Hewland Range, Click HERE for details. |
Audi / Aiello win DTM season opener.  Laurent Aiello had
a comfortable win at Hockenheim, the first race in this years prestigious DTM
series. His ABT Audi was equipped with the new Hewland DTM gearbox that is used
by most of the grid.In third place was ex-Formula 1 star Jean Alesi in his AMG Mercedes, a fine drive in his debut in the championship. |
| Mercedes, Opel and Audi Choose Hewland for the 2002
DTM! DTM, the world`s most prestigious Touring Car series, has adopted a new purpose built Hewland transmission for 2002. Mercedes and Opel have already had successful tests at Vallelunga with their new cars, incorporating the new Hewland units. Audi are also due to run in the near future. All three of these prestigious clients have now placed orders with Hewland for their 2002 DTM supply. William Hewland: `Many new projects are being awarded to Hewland at the moment; some that we cannot yet mention. These successes are due to the market place realising that Hewland technology and quality has advanced massively in recent times, and that we still offer superb value for money.` |
 Hamilton Wins Talladega Winston
Cup RoundBobby Hamilton won the Winston Cup Talladega 500 on Sunday April 22, his fourth career victory and his first this season. Hamilton was in the pack for most of this caution free race, using slipstreaming techniques learned from the great Dale Earnhardt to shoot into the lead with two laps to go. This race was team boss Andy Petree's first win as a team owner, after coming second and third behind Earnhardt in last years race. Petree's second driver, Joe Nemechek, finished in sixth place after assisting in Hamilton's race winning passing manoeuver. Hamilton and Nemechek are amongst many of the Busch Series, Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck drivers who use the NC 500 gearbox from Mid Valley Engineering. This gearbox uses internals manufactured by Hewland. |
